Thank you to everyone who has sent kind messages, emails, tweets, etc about my work and . It has made a difficult week much more bearable. 🧡
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Mostly, thank you to the Southerners who shared their stories, offered their expertise, and worked alongside us. is useful and beautiful and powerful because of you. You make journalism stronger and more worthwhile. You give me hope.
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Thank you to friends, family, colleagues, mentors, and everyone in between. And a special thanks to my husband , who has believed in me, and in Southerly, with his whole being, even (especially) on days when I couldn't.
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Thank you a million x over to staff and contributors over the years (so many of you!), and to board for endless support. Thank you to for being our fiscal sponsor for a couple years before we got nonprofit status.
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Today, I want to thank many folks: staff and directors and my fellow fellows, who continue to challenge, support, and inspire me.
There's a list of many of their orgs here: southerlymag.org/2023/05/01/sou
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There will be more on where we/I go from here soon.
But the reality is, we didn't have enough money to continue it alone. There's a lot to dissect about journalism and environmental funding—which I have plenty of opinions on as y'all know—but I'll save that for another day.
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"Goodbye for now" is because this work of community-centered environmental justice journalism can't go anywhere. We've proven that it works. We have a model to replicate. Southerners are already doing the work every day, in every community, without the support they need.
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And look at this! Our amazing fellowship, which was a huge success: southerlymag.org/southerly-comm
Our disaster coverage and resources: southerlymag.org/disaster-prepa
And documenters program, which will continue under 's leadership locally:
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What it took to accomplish those things is the courage to grow and evolve and change to better serve the people we wanted to reach. When I let go of journalism industry expectations, the vision became much clearer.
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So much happened in between, but what really matters is this: real impact, and in rural places, low-wealth communities, and communities of color in particular.
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I launched it as a media org in 2018. We held our first community event in Lowndes Co, Ala. + published the first stories that year.
wrote about us in her wonderful weekly column, and that set us off in many ways, too.
nytimes.com/2018/09/17/opi
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You can read more in the post, but Southerly started as a TinyLetter in Dec. 2016; here's me giving my first talk about it in WV. I freelanced and tried to figure out how to turn it into something bigger.
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Returning briefly after two years off this here site to discuss the news many of you have seen about .
Lots to process before I speak at length about this journey, but I wanted to share a few things and express my gratitude today. 🧵
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Happy Wednesday, Ev 👍🏾🌎
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EPA boss said happy Wednesday to you specifically, Ev twitter.com/EPAMichaelRega…
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Also I do want to make clear that this definitely has to do with burnout and wanting to quit, and it definitely has to do with how much more exhausting the journalism industry – and not just legacy orgs — makes things (this work is already plenty hard enough as y'all know!)
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. will still be running and is still taking pitches, so keep up with us on there/DM us! & email me if you need me: lgilpin at southerlymag dot org.
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Folks, I'm giving up Twitter for a while after today. It ain't serving me lately, and I'm hoping a break will make space and give me energy to focus on the things I really care about, including projects.
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this industry — yes, nonprofit included — will never improve or change or solve any of the problems it claims to want to solve if this is how newsroom leaders frame the departures of employees, especially BIPOC women, due to burnout.
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As they depart, @texastribune’s fundamentals = strong and superlative. Our journalism is best ever. Our audience and membership are biggest ever. And we are on most solid financial footing ever 6/8
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we took my partners mom to her vaccination in a tent right next to an abandoned TVA nuclear energy site
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i got vaccinated in an abandoned kmart. my friend is getting her shot in a minor league baseball stadium ("home of the long island ducks"). another friend in dodger stadium. there's a critical-geography essay in here somewhere, a hinterland of medicalized american space
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Register now for our Rural Climate Justice Livestream: What the winter storm tells us about climate justice in rural communities. Tuesday March 30, 3-4 p.m. ET
bit.ly/39oXaiw
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The first issue is an explainer: covers COVID-19 vaccines of course, but also offers info on evictions, utility shut offs, and solar, which is growing in the area. I’m even hoping someone will have a better name for it!
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It’s an experiment — but folks say they think a newsletter is a good idea. There are few news sources (none IN Northampton for instance), and a lot of misinformation and decentralized info. the hope is we can grow it and eventually have community members contribute/run it.
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I’m on the road for a NAACP meeting in Northampton Co. NC tonight to hand out these as part of my fellowship proj. With the help of a regional library director and feedback from several community groups and leaders, I designed this monthly newsletter for 5 counties.
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Recent work for about a service in Cleveland, MS that is making a big impact on vaccine access for the rural Black population. Also featured is great work from . Story by and big thanks to editor . Link: nyti.ms/3rsqLhf
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"As I tipped back the paper cup, the relief reminded me that water sustains dissent and energizes movements."
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Today's the last day to submit comments for the proposed Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve in central Georgia.
The wonderful wrote about the area's cultural, historic, and environmental significance:
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.@POTUS nominates Gayle Manchin, the wife of Joe Manchin and a former cabinet secretary in West Virginia, to be the co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission.
I have to think she’ll get easily confirmed by the Senate.
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Wow.
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1. You've probably seen this picture of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and his gaggle of white men signing the state's voter suppression law -- the new, new Jim Crow. But there's a shocking angle to this story that you haven't heard. Sit down for this one...
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Good morning. I'm angry and sad about what's happening in Georgia, and the way I know how to fight back is w/ information access — especially in Black and Brown and low-wealth communities in the South. Journalism is a vital community service. Donate if you think so too:
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When you support us, you support the best of journalism: beautiful and informative stories PLUS the organizing it takes to ensure people can access them.
Donate to help us dismantle the racist and classist systems that work to keep people in the dark: southerlymag.org/donate/
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The real horror of tornadoes, to me, is how randomly complete destruction can strike. You can see homes totally obliterated right next to homes barely touched.
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NEW drone video showing the tornado’s path in Eagle Point
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‼️ on why she started :
"I'm not doing this so it can circulate on Twitter. I'm doing this so that people who need this information about their health or their safety, get that information where they already are."
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Excited to talk to journalists in the south about covering #climate IN the South! #ccnow #ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis
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Journalists in the South: We're starting at 1:30ET/2:30 ET today. Please RSVP to join us. twitter.com/CoveringClimat…
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Join us at 2:30!
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Are you a journalist in the South? Want to boost your climate confidence? Join @lyndseygilpin & @VAlonsoWCBI, Dr. Lynne Carter, @HeatherMcTeer, & @MSchleifstein as they discuss the opportunities & challenges in localized climate reporting. RSVP: coveringclimatenow.org/events
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Their vaccination rate is also the lowest:
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As if Lake Charles hasn't faced enough this year. UK variant surging in area, according to health officials. twitter.com/CodyLillich/st…
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Are you a journalist in the South? Want to boost your climate confidence? Join & @VAlonsoWCBI, Dr. Lynne Carter, , & as they discuss the opportunities & challenges in localized climate reporting. RSVP:
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